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I need Horse Racing Info?

Where can i find out about horses that have died from horse racing? Or have been seriously injured and was euthanized and find pictures of the horses or videos when it happened? Not About Barbaro

Public Comments

1. PETA has a fact sheet http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=65 Statistics here http://www.animalliberation.org.au/racing.php Facts & photos here http://www.chai-online.org/en/compassion/entertainment_racing.htm See also http://www.idausa.org/facts/racing.html (Horse racing facts about halfway down page) Research study http://www.vetmed.ufl.edu/pr/news_ext/fall_01FV/HORSE.HTM
2. Horses are injured and die everyday on the track. Just go to the search bar and type in horse racer injured. But seriously if this is about Barbaro... the media wins again. I assume you are now under the belief horse racing is cruel since Barbaro, I just want to say this... What happened to Barbaro is 300 times better than what is happening around the world where horses are being slaugtered for no reason. So instead of focusing on horse racing, I would like to suggest that you focus on slaugter. Barbaro loved to run, and he ended up dieing, but really dieing doing what he loved. Other race horses die too, I saw an answer on another post where a race horse was hurt on the farm and had to be destroyed. It happens. But there is a reason, horses cannot recover from certain injuries, research will illustrate that more clearly. Anyways most race horses end up retired or in another sport afterwards so they don't have it nearly as bad as the slaughter victems. But the media doesn't care about them, so no one who does not know alot about hores knows about it... Again I apologize for the rant : D
3. Ask your question some where else! That is where. No one who enjoys horse racing or depends on it to make a living is going to help you. I am not afraid to say that I think you are insane. You have little chance of making any difference amoung the people who truly love horses and racing. What are they teaching you poor kids in school? Too many of you appear in this area with NO CLUE as to what you are talking about or who you are confronting here on this issue. Go down to the state hospital mental ward and you'll find others who share your obsession of attempting to destroy something you neither understand or really give a damn about. I HATE you PETA psychos!